CRESTVIEW — Creating a program through which area businesses can sponsor city sports teams may help players avoid a recreation fee increase.
Category: politics
City attorney cautions council as it adjusts resident's water bill
CRESTVIEW — Under city attorney Jerry Miller’s caution, the city council, in what could be a precedent-setting move, has unanimously agreed to adjust a resident's $815.57 water bill assessed for an u…
County plans transportation, stormwater improvements
Okaloosa County's Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan includes transportation and stormwater projects funded with gas taxes beginning Jan. 1. The plan is as follows:
City OKs paying half of bus operating costs, demands seat on OCT board
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview City Council, in what some officials fear is a precedent-setting move, has unanimously agreed to fund half the cost of continuing to operate county bus service in town.
Crestview City Council dodges flag issue, sets Nov. 14 meeting
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview City Council chamber overflowed with visitors Monday in anticipation of discussion about the Uncle Bill Lundy Memorial and the Confederate battle flag fluttering above it.
Laurel Hill council votes to apply for water improvements grant
LAUREL HILL — The City Council has voted 3-1 to apply for a Northwest Florida Water Management District water improvement grant.
Crestview residents and officials brainstorm bus route improvements
CRESTVIEW — Residents and city officials, along with Okaloosa County Transit management, have discussed ways of improving Crestview's bus routes if they continue operating past Nov. 4. That's the dat…
Government closure affecting local household budgets
CRESTVIEW — On Oct. 2, former Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce board member Katie Sharon gave her husband, J.D., a "honey-do" list of household chores. However, J.D. would much rather put his recen…
New Crestview building permit fees advance
CRESTVIEW — The City Council has unanimously approved the first of two final steps in adopting new building permit fees. The ordinance will move to an Oct. 14 workshop before coming before the counci…
Eglin hospital doctors' office could open in downtown Crestview
CRESTVIEW — Crestview's downtown medical facilities might soon include a new professional building for Eglin Air Force Base Hospital doctors.